Section 39: Local governments must establish planning units for coordination
39.Planning units
(1)For purposes of carrying out the functions stipulated under section 37, the local governments shall establish planning units.
(2)The department of a district council responsible for economic planning shall constitute the planning unit and be the secretariat to service the district technical planning committee.
(3)The technical planning committee of a lower local government shall consist of all heads of department or sectors in its area of jurisdiction, and the subcounty chief or Town Clerk shall be the chairperson.
(4)The technical planning committee referred to in subsection (3) shall coordinate all plans of lower councils and submit the integrated plans to their respective councils for consideration.
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Local governments in Uganda are required to set up planning units to carry out their planning functions. The district council's economic planning depa...
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